The Bylund Clinic

About The Bylund Clinic

Welcome to The Bylund Clinic podcast, where we provide insights and expert advice on navigating the complex world of educational psychology and IEPs. Our clinic is dedicated to empowering parents and students by offering guidance on assessments, interventions, and advocacy for children with learning differences. Join us as we explore topics like preparing for IEP meetings, understanding neurodiverse needs, and supporting children at home and in school. Whether you're looking for practical tips or in-depth discussions, The Bylund Clinic podcast is here to help you advocate effective

Publisher

James Bylund

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Oct 2024

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 20: From Ideas to Paper: Helping Kids Build Stronger Writing Skills

   In this episode of The Bylund Clinic Podcast, Dr. James Bylund speaks with Brenda Ray, educator, writing interventionist, and founder of Pen to Pathways (https://www.pentopathways.com/), about why writing can be so difficult for otherwise bright and capable students. Writing is a complex process that draws on language, spelling, organization, executive functioning, motor skills, and self-confidence. A student may have thoughtful ideas and strong verbal reasoning but struggle to translate those ideas into clear, organized written language. Brenda explains how careful observation of a student’s writing process, including their work samples, approach to assignments, sentence construction, spelling, and organization, can help identify where the breakdown is occurring. The conversation explores what effective writing intervention looks like and why simply asking students to “write more” is rarely enough. Brenda describes an explicit, systematic approach that begins with the foundations of sentence construction before progressing to paragraphs, essays, transitions, organization, and elaboration. By making the structure of writing visible and manageable, students can develop both competence and confidence. Dr. Bylund and Brenda also discuss the important distinction between accommodations and intervention. Tools such as speech-to-text, extended time, or reduced writing demands may help students access the curriculum, but they do not replace targeted instruction designed to build writing skills. Collaboration among families, teachers, and outside interventionists is often essential to helping students apply newly developed skills across English, history, science, and other academic settings. Finally, Brenda shares practical strategies parents can use at home, including sentence-scrambling activities, arranging paragraph components, externalizing ideas on note cards, and using humor and playfulness to reduce anxiety around writing. Above all, she emphasizes that students need to see themselves as thinkers and writers, and to understand that writing is a process of experimentation, revision, and growth. Learn more about The Bylund Clinic at thebylundclinic.com (https://thebylundclinic.com/) and learn more about Brenda Ray’s services at Pen to Pathways (https://www.pentopathways.com/). Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for general educational and informational purposes only. Listening to or participating in the podcast does not create a therapist–client, psychologist–client, or other therapeutic relationship with The Bylund Clinic, its professionals, or its guests. The information discussed is not a substitute for individualized evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, or professional advice.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Episode 19: When Math Is More Than “Hard”: Understanding Dyscalculia and Math Anxiety

   Math difficulties are often dismissed with a familiar phrase: “They’re just not a math person.” But when a child consistently struggles with number sense, math facts, multi-step calculations, word problems, or mathematical reasoning, the underlying issue may be dyscalculia—a specific learning disability in math. In this episode of The Bylund Clinic Podcast, Dr. James Bylund, PsyD, LEP and Danielle Morales, LEP, NCSP, explore how dyscalculia presents, why it is frequently overlooked, and what parents should know about assessment, intervention, and school-based support. Dyscalculia is not a single, uniform condition. Math difficulties may be connected to weaknesses in number sense, visual-spatial processing, language, working memory, attention, executive functioning, or the retrieval of math facts. Two children with similar math scores may therefore need very different forms of intervention. A comprehensive evaluation should not simply identify that a child is struggling—it should explain why. The hosts also examine the complex relationship between dyscalculia and math anxiety. Repeated experiences of confusion, time pressure, poor grades, or embarrassment can create a powerful stress response around math. That anxiety can then interfere with attention, memory, and problem-solving, further reducing performance. In other cases, anxiety may be the primary barrier. Accurate diagnosis is essential because treatment may need to address the learning disability, the anxiety, or both. This episode also covers the overlap between dyscalculia, dyslexia, ADHD, language-based learning disorders, and executive-functioning challenges. Dr. Bylund and Danielle explain how diagnostic overshadowing can occur when all academic concerns are attributed to ADHD or another diagnosis without adequately assessing for a separate math learning disability. Parents will learn what to look for in a psychoeducational or neuropsychological assessment, including whether the report connects the child’s processing profile to specific recommendations, specialized instruction, accommodations, and progress monitoring. The discussion also highlights effective intervention principles, including explicit and systematic instruction, frequent supported practice, immediate feedback, and concrete-representational-abstract teaching methods. The hosts consider when classroom support may be sufficient and when individualized or pull-out instruction may be necessary. Finally, the episode explores why math support matters beyond school. Mathematical reasoning affects budgeting, travel, medication instructions, taxes, insurance, salaries, cooking, investing, and independent adult life. Early identification and appropriate intervention can help children build skills, develop compensatory strategies, and preserve their confidence. This episode is especially relevant for parents, educators, school psychologists, and Bay Area families seeking guidance on dyscalculia testing, math intervention, IEP services, and independent educational evaluations. Learn more about The Bylund Clinic: https://thebylundclinic.com/ (https://thebylundclinic.com/) Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, diagnosis, or therapy. Listening does not create a therapist-client relationship. If you have concerns about your child's or your own mental health, please consult a qualified professional

3. 

   9 Jul 2026

   Episode 18: You Are the Expert on Your Child: Speech Therapy, Autism, and IEP Advocacy with Elizabeth Perry, SLP

   In this deeply practical and steadying episode of The Bylund Podcast, Danielle Morales, Licensed Educational Psychologist, sits down with Elizabeth Perry, Speech and Language Pathologist, founder and director of Speech Therapy and Accent Group (STAG) in the East Bay, for a conversation every parent navigating speech, language, autism, or school-based services deserves to hear. Liz brings rare expertise across early intervention, neurodiversity-affirming autism care, AAC, multilingual assessment, Independent Educational Evaluations, and the often emotional world of IEP advocacy. Together, Danielle and Liz unpack what parents should know when they are worried about their child’s communication, from toddler milestones and when to seek an evaluation, to why “communication comes before speech,” and how AAC can actually support verbal language rather than delay it. This episode also offers a compassionate look at the parent experience inside special education systems. Liz explains why families and schools can feel at odds, how parents can bring meaningful observations to the table, and why they are not merely participants in the IEP process, but essential experts on their own child. Above all, this conversation is a reminder that parents are not alone, not overreacting, and not powerless. With the right support, communication therapy can move beyond the clinic room and become part of everyday connection, confidence, and quality of life. Learn more about The Bylund Clinic: https://thebylundclinic.com (https://thebylundclinic.com/podcasts/) Learn more about Liz Perry and Speech Therapy and Accent Group: https://stagspeech.com (https://stagspeech.com/meet-the-team) https://dredf.org (https://dredf.org/) Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) parent training resources Free webinars, special education rights information, self-advocacy resources, and county-specific Parent Training & Information Centers https://cadreworks.org/ (https://cadreworks.org/) Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education Great for understanding mediation, state complaints, due process, and conflict resolution https://parentshelpingparents.org/ (https://parentshelpingparents.org/) Helpline, support groups, workshops, transition planning, and extensive special education programming, particularly for families in the Bay Area https://Disabilityrightsca.org/ (https://disabilityrightsca.org/) Disability Rights California (DRC) California's protection and advocacy agency. Provides free publications, legal information, complaint guidance, and in some cases direct advocacy or legal assistance Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to provide medical, psychological, speech-language, legal, or therapeutic advice. Listening to this episode does not create a clinician-client, therapist-client, attorney-client, or other professional relationship with The Bylund Clinic, STAG, or any affiliated guests or organizations. If you have concerns about your child’s speech, language, development, mental health, educational needs, or legal rights, please consult with a qualified professional who can evaluate your child’s individual circumstances.

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